Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

even seeing him, Kaia still straightened up

too much trouble and you’re okay with going out,

felt like it lasted forever. After a full

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[Sure.]

rubbed his thumb across the screen, a faint smirk tugging at

I’ve got something to handle. I’m heading

turned, caught

say you were

feed my rabbit. Gotta head home and

off, leaving the two

when does

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

sighed. “Try to get your brother over more often. He’s been more like a guest

between him and his youngest

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had her car idling by the curb, softly humming to herself. Then, she spotted

waved at the

right in front

Graves!” she called, voice bright. She

Lucien chuckled silently.

earlier, and now she was practically waiting with

stayed cool as he rolled down the window and motioned

stuck in that small

right near Graves Manor, and hanging out on the sidewalk would’ve looked

went up, all amused. “So… you were

the urge to roll her eyes and forced a fake smile. “Well, I

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said that, Lucien’s

why you were waiting here?”

sheepishly. “Yeah. But I’m not asking you to pull strings. I just want Jude to have a

like you think someone’s being unfair to

She didn’t know how to explain the whole mess between Jude

don’t take it the

it and said softly, “Look, there used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around. When I took over, I shut that down. If you want a fair shot, that’s exactly what

that, Kaia lit

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

meant it. If he gave his word, it